Object Number 1984.0038

Object Name

Print (Line engraving)

Title

A General Prospect of PALMIRA from the North West._

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Robert Sayer (Publisher)
1725-02//1794
Sayer became active as a printseller as early as the late 1740s. He built up his stock of copper plates by taking over others’ inventories, first Philip Overton, then James McArdell when he died in 1765. He worked in partnership with John Bennett from around 1774 to 1785, then operated alone again through 1793. When he died in February 1794, the firm (along with Sayer’s stock of plates) were taken over by another London print firm, Laurie & Whittle.

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Bottom center; Printed for Rob.\t Sayer Map & Printseller at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street.

Subjects

Building view; Landscape

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

8.69 (H) , 13.75 (W) , 7.1 (Image H) , 10.5 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

22.06 (H) , 34.9 (W) , 7.1 (Image H) , 10.5 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H and W at center. Plate H: 7.33 in. (18.62 cm). Plate W: 10.9 in. (27.6 cm).

Publisher Summary

Sayer, Robert

Place of Publication

Golden Buck in Fleet Street, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

Left margin: "HAYT'S & WISE"

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

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